Friday, 5 March 2021, 9:25 am
Kiwi school kids are about to learn how scientists know
seaweed is an amazing marine resource set to help local
communities and the ocean recover from COVID-19
lockdowns and environmental decline.
As part of Seaweek (6-14
March 2021), Sustainable
Seas National Science Challenge, LEARNZ
and the Cawthron
Institute are hosting a virtual field trip, helping Kiwi
primary and intermediate school children discover
rimurimu/seaweed’s many financial, environmental and
social benefits.
Because the field trip is virtual, if
school kids are in lockdown, they can participate from the
comfort of their own home.
Focusing on why rimurimu is